Spinal Arthritis Everyone knows about arthritis in the hands or feet. Okay, maybe not everyone, but most people. But arthritis in the spine might be a type of arthritis that not even most of those people have ever heard of. Though, maybe you have heard of it, but you weren't aware that the condition was [...]
Needing to Crack Your Neck or Back Is a Sign of a Weak Spine If you have ever had the urge to crack your back, have someone hug you and crack it for you, or crack your neck, you are not alone. Self-cracking one's spine or neck is something most people, or perhaps everyone, has [...]
Muscle Knots in Neck Muscle knots are contracted and irritated fibers within the muscle that are unable to relax. These types of muscle knots in the neck can be associated with a variety of problems including: Neck, mid back and lower back pain Tension headaches Migraines TMJ or jaw pain NUCCA Chiropractor Renton WA [...]
What Is a Muscle Knot? We have probably all experienced a muscle knot at one time or another. The pain can range from dull to sharp. We may ache all the time and feel increased pain when moving. The pain can be in a person’s back, neck, or shoulder. But what is a muscle knot [...]
Muscle Knots in the Neck You know that sharp pain you get in your neck sometimes when you turn your head too fast, or following an intense, weight training session? How about those stress headaches that end up causing the muscles in your neck to tighten up, making your shoulders feel hunched? Talk about irritating! [...]
University of Chicago Medical Center study links NUCCA care with reduction of blood pressure Researchers at the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center are reporting stunning reductions in the blood pressure of patients afflicted with hypertension following simple and painless chiropractic care. In the study – published in the March 2, 2007 [...]
Hypertension and Neck Injuries According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension is the most common cause of preventable death in developed countries and it is a major risk factor for cardiovascular conditions such as heart attacks and strokes which are the first and third leading cause of death in the US. Traditionally, the treatment [...]
On this blog we have been discussing the importance of correcting problems in your upper neck with a specialized procedure called NUCCA. At this point you may be wondering can any chiropractor do this type of procedure? The NUCCA correction is very precise and very gentle without any of the popping, cracking, or twisting of the [...]
Does Your Neck Hurt? Do you regularly sleep on your stomach? This is the one habit that is the most harmful to the health and function of our spine and our nervous system. When the head is turned to the side and then the weight of the body is placed upon it...the muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, discs, nerves, etc. [...]
We offer solutions to painful healthcare problems by recognizing that balanced posture is essential to overall health. In 1989 I published a research study in the journal of chiropractic research. (J Chiropr Res. Summer, 1989; 5(4): 96-100) We showed that by correcting the neck alignment you can correct the posture of the entire spine and [...]
As most people know by now I specialize in a little known Chiropractic procedure called the NUCCA technique. We have been able to help literally thousands of people over the past 23 years with many painful conditions. In addition to the NUCCA procedure we also frequently discuss other things to help with pain, muscle knots [...]
In 2007 the Journal of Human Hypertension published a study showing definitively that patients undergoing NUCCA Chiropractic had significantly lower blood pressure. How this study came about is a story in itself. In a nutshell, a very experienced NUCCA doctor in Chicago, in partnership with researchers at the University of Chicago, set up a complex [...]
